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And then there’s the latest cover (by artist Adam S Doyle) in Maggie Stiefvater’s Raven Boys series, which also generated an “Oooh, yes please!” moment when I first saw the book—because it is awesome!

I love the richness of all these covers, but also the way they create a sense of myth, and magic, and mystery—which makes me want to know so much more about the story!

She did several versions of the covers, although obviously there are very many editions. But I think the interior illustrations have always remained those done by Bayne, which I have always totally loved.

"THE HEIR OF NIGHT by Helen Lowe is a richly told tale of strange magic, dark treachery and conflicting loyalties, set in a well realized world."--Robin Hobb

Thornspell

Jacket art by Antonio Javier Caparo

Thornspell is my first novel and is published by Knopf (Random House Children's Books, USA). It won the Sir Julius Vogel Award 2009 for Best Novel: Young Adult and was a Storylines Childrens' Literature Trust Notable Book 2009.